Thirty years after the Association for Public Art originally commissioned the work in 1981, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and OLIN architects temporarily brought this Lines in Four Directions in Flowers to life.
This bronze monument, which honors an important Austrian composer was awarded to the United German Singers of Philadelphia at the 21st National Saengerfest.
In his will of 1890 General William M. Reilly of the Pennsylvania National Guard established a trust fund for the purpose of creating monuments to Revolutionary War heroes.
Atmosphere and Environment XII is a product of the mature style of Louise Nevelson, one of the most influential artists of the decades following World War II.
Eight wedges of painted weathering steel by artist Robert Morris form a rounded square on the grass near Kelly Drive.
The title translates roughly to “My Lord of the Fancy Vest,” but local people often refer to the work as “The Mummer.”
Peering through her window, partially hidden behind the shade, a woman studies the passersby. Her arms are folded, and she appears to have been standing there for some time.
Originally designed to be placed on top of a house with head facing downward, it no doubt influenced Alexander Milne Calder in the planning of his figure for City Hall.
Two highly decorative and symbolic mosaic murals commissioned by developer Richard I. Rubin as part of the overall renovation of One Penn Center.
On the occasion of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S., the Philadelphia Museum of Art in partnership with the Association for Public Art presented the installation of Robert Indiana’s AMOR.